One-week residential students can arrive and check-in on Sunday beginning at noon and will check out on Saturday by noon.

Five-week residential students can arrive and check-in on Sunday beginning at noon and will check out on Saturday by 6:00 PM.

Please note: Due to the high number of snow days this year and the subsequent impact on school summer release dates, BBT is offering an additional one-week option. Students whose schools will not be released in time for the June 15 - 19, 2015 one-week intensive can apply to attend the BBT summer intensive for EITHER the first week of the five-week intensive (June 22-26) OR the second week of the five-week intensive (June 29 - July 3). Students who choose this one-week option will not be eligible to perform in the production of Sleeping Beauty at the Waterville Opera House.

Any student who applies for this option will be placed on our wait list and will be notified as soon as available space is determined. Students who are interested in this option should follow the normal application procedure by submitting an application and either scheduling an in-person audition or sending an audition video. All normal audition fees apply.

We are offering a 10% discount for both the residential and non-residential five-week programs if students commit and pay in full by March 1. Due to the high demand for the program, we encourage all applicants interested in this discount to apply by February 15, 2015.

Payment / Pre-Payment Plans

There is a $100 non-refundable deposit for the one-week program and a $500 non-refundable deposit for the five or six-week program due by May 1. Full payment must be received by May 29.

There are pre-payment plans available through our Business Office. If you are interested in a pre-payment plan, please contact (207) 487-4454.

Male Scholarship Program

BBT @ MCI is offering competitive scholarship opportunities for male dancers for the summer intensive program. More information will be provided upon completion of the application process.

The one-week intensive program will finish with a demonstration on Friday in the Parks Studio. Friends and family of the dancers are welcome to attend.

The five-week intensive culminates with a full performance of Sleeping Beauty. Two public performances will be held on Friday July 24 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday July 25 at 2:00 p.m., at the historic and beautiful Waterville Opera House in Waterville, Maine.

Natalya Getman was born in Russia. She was a gymnastics champion by the age of ten and studied dance at the Leningrad Academy Choreographic School (Kirov Theater) under Kovaleva.

In 1993, Getman graduated with honors from the Uzbek Choreographic School under Inna Kevorkova's instruction. Upon graduation from the Uzbek School, she joined the Turkmenistan State Theater of Ballet and Opera where her repertoire included:

Zarema (Fountain of Bakhchisarai)

Lady (Lady and a Hooligan)

Queen of Dream (Don Quixote)

Mirta (Giselle)

Later, in 1995, Getman joined The Moscow Ballet and worked with such famous masters of ballet as Ludmila Semenyaka, Mikhail Lavrosky, Anatoly Golovan (Bolshoi Theater) and Galina Shylapina (Perm Theater). Again, she was a soloist in such repertoires as The Swan Lake, Paquita, Nutcracker, and The Golden Key.

In 1996 Getman began touring with the Moscow Ballet to countries such as Turkey, Spain, Israel, and China. In 1999 she came to the United States of America with the Moscow Ballet to dance and teach choreography to local children in over 50 U.S. cities to allow them to dance in the children's roles with the visiting company when they travel with the Nutcracker to their city. During this time she also became a model and spokeswoman for Ford, Mercedes, Hopman Jewelers, Seng Jewelers, AIDS, M.A.D.D., and Lord and Taylor.

Summer Intensive Program Faculty

Elena Petrichenko and Sergey Chumakov

Elena Petrichenko and Sergey Chumakov are both graduates of the State Academic Choreography Institute in Perm, Russia, where they majored in the Classical Choreography section. Their early work included the Moscow State Ballet Company at Bolshoi Theatre, the Classic and Modern Choreography Theatre in Moscow, the Russian Classical Ballet Theatre, the Classical and Modern Choreography Theatre, and the Russian Ballet of the 21st Century.

Petrichenko and Chumakov have been principal dancers with the Crown of Russia Ballet since 2001. Their repertoire includes leading roles in:

Swan Lake

Don Quixote

Sleeping Beauty

Paquita

The Nutcracker

In addition, they are principal dancers with the Magdeburg Opera and Ballet Theatre in Germany and with the Russian Theatre in Berlin. Petrichenko and Chumakov have traveled and worked in multiple countries including the United States, Argentina, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Qatar and Spain.

Online Application

Due to the high demand for the program, we recommend submitting all application materials by Monday, April 6, 2015. Applications may be submitted after April 6, however they will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis if space is available. We encourage all applicants interested in the Early Registration Discount (please see Fees) to apply by February 15, 2015.

Audition Information

Either a video or in-person audition is required as part of the application for Bossov Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive Program. In-person auditions take place on MCI's campus in our Founders Studio. There is a non-refundable $30 in-person audition fee, which includes a class and full evaluation by Artistic Director Natalya Getman, and a non-refundable $20 video audition fee. In-person auditions can be coordinated by emailing bossovballet@mci-school.org or by calling (207) 487-2282.

4. Female dancers should include pointe work that includes échappé, relevé passé, and turns that are appropriate for the level of the dancer's technique. If the dancer is a beginner en pointe, combinations could be done facing the bar.

Bossov Ballet Theatre is part of Maine Central Institute, a private high school serving grades 9-12 and post graduate. Summer attendees will reside in one of the four dorms on campus, supervised by residential staff. Please view our campus map, our Fast Facts About MCI page and our Campus and Community page to learn more about MCI.

The school is located less than 60 minutes from Bangor, Waterville and Augusta. Freeport (home of L.L. Bean) and Portland are just 90 minutes away, and Boston just 3.5 hours down Interstate 95. The beautiful coast of Maine is close by, as are numerous lakes and ski areas. The summer program offers optional day-trips to students such as trips to the Maine coast and the Colby College and Bowdoin College Art Museums.